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US Proposes Changes to Safety Standards for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published two notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) aimed at reducing the threat of strangulation from window cords. Issued on January 7, 2022, the NPRs covers both standard and custom window coverings. They are: Amended: […]

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New Nickel Screening Test Method for Consumer Products Released

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published a new cost-effective qualitative method for detecting the presence of nickel in consumer products. The new test method is CEN/TR 12471:2022 – ‘Screening for the presence of nickel in articles which are inserted into

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Mattress Testing for North America Webinar

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘Mattress Testing for North America’, which takes place on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Whether manufacturers are producing mattresses for the first time, or contemplating changes to existing models, the regulatory landscape that controls fire safety, analytical, physical and mechanical

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SGS Helps Manufacturers Understand UK Proposals to Strengthen Toy Chemical Safety

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS that keeps manufacturers up to date with the latest changes to toy safety regulations being proposed by the Government of the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Government signaled its intention to revise both the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 and Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009

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Switzerland Begins Implementing New Chemical Risk Reduction Provisions

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Switzerland has begun implementing new provisions in its Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks Associated with the use of Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (ORRChem). On March 10, 2022, Switzerland issued Official Collection 2022 162 to revise ORRChem and created further

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Morocco Updates its Verification of Conformity Program – Introduces Mandatory Certification for Clothing Fabric Imports

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, provides an extended Verification of Conformity service for the Kingdom of Morocco in response to an updated list of products destined for the Kingdom which are subject to control abroad. In March 2022 Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) added clothing fabrics to its Verification

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SGS Publishes SafeGuardS on New French Recycling Signage for Textile and Footwear Products

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of new recycling sorting symbols for clothing, household linens and footwear to help stakeholders operating in France. On February 1, 2022, Re_fashion published new recycling symbols approved by the French Ministry for Ecological Transition. These relate to a requirement in Article 17

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New Amendments Proposed to California Prop 65 Warnings

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding operators in California of a further proposed revision to the ‘clear and reasonable’ warning under California Proposition 65 (Prop 65). The California Office of Environment Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced a second 15-day modification over additional updates to its proposed amendments to the

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Stakeholders Consulted Over South African Toy Safety Standard Proposals

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has launched a consultation over several toy safety standards. Published in March 2022, Notice 896/2022 includes a variety of standards: SANS 50071-1 Ed 2 Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

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